Cigarette extinguisher



Patented June 24, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a cigarette extinguisher, and has for the primary object the provision of an eflicient and inexpensive device of this character which will permit a person to easily and quickly extinguish a cigarette without mutilating or damaging the cigarette for further use, and in which the cigarette may be kept until it is again wanted by the person to smoke, consequently rendering a large saving to the person in the number of cigarettes used within agiven length of time by eliminating the present custom of discarding or throwing away a cigarette which has only been partly smoked and also obviates the danger of fires started by careless discarding of cigarettes.

With these and otherobiects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a side elevation illustrating a cigarette extinguisher constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 2 showing the parts of the device arranged for the insertion of a cigarette into the device.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates a tubular body, one end of which is closed by an end 6 of tapered formation and of integral construction with the body. The other end of the body has a slight flare thereto by tapering the inner walls, as shown at 1, to facilitate the insertion of a cigarette therein and also spring fingers 8 forming an integral part of a combined cigarette extinguisher and closure or end member 9 for the body and shaped somewhat similar to the end 6 of the body 5. The member 9 when brought to abut the open end of the body 5 forms a continuation of the latter and provides thereto in conjunction with the end 6 a body having both ends tapered and reduced r so that either end of the device may be conveniently inserted and removed from a person's pocket or from a pocketbook.

The member 9 has the fingers 8 formed integrally therewith by reducing a portion of the member 9 and providing therein oppositely ar-- ranged slots H1. The member 9 has formed therein a socket II which also extends into the portion which forms the fingers 8 as well as lying in a portion of the rigid part of the member 9.

In use, a partly smoked cigarette still ignited is placed in the fingers 8 to bring the ignited end into the socket l I which smothers the ignited end and thereby brings about extinguishing of the cigarette. The fingers 8 with the cigarette still therein are inserted into the body 5 until the end member 9 abuts and closes the body which effects complete protection to the cigarette against damage. The fingers 8 are contracted on the cigarette when said fingers are forced into the body whereby the cigarette will be supported spaced from the walls of the body aiding in preventing damage to the cigarette during placing in and removing thereof from the body.

With the cigarette within the body the latter can be conveniently and safely left lying at any place desired or placed within a persons pocket or pocketbook without danger of damaging the cigarette or being a fire hazard.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A combined cigarette extinguisher and case comprising a container substantially cigarshaped for easy insertion endwise in a pocket and including a body section having an axial bore extending inwardly from one end thereof and of slightly greater diameter than that of a cigarette to contain a cigarette held clear of the wall of the bore, said bore flaring at said end, and a combined closure and extinguisher section having an axial inner socket therein of substantially the same diameter as that of the cigarette and for insertion of the lighted end of the cigarette therein to be smothered in the socket, said combined section having a reduced tubelike gripping end through which the cigarette is inserted into the socket, said gripping end being diametrically split for compression about the cigarette to grip and hold the same centered in said bore and clear of the wall thereof, said gripping end fitting in the flaring end of the bore for telescoping inwardly of the latter and compression about the cigarette under wiping engagement with said flaring end.

HARRIET STACHOWIAK. 

